MCA

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BVE = Base Video Extension<br>
 
BVE = Base Video Extension<br>
 
MME = Matched Memory Extension
 
MME = Matched Memory Extension
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== See also ==
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* [[MCA 16-bit]]
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* [[MCA 32-bit]]
  
 
== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
 
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* [http://www.mcamafia.de/mcapage0/mcaslots.htm mcamafia.de: Layout of MCA Slots]
* [http://www.mcamafia.de/mcapage0/mcaslots.htm ]
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[[Category:Connector]]
 
[[Category:Connector]]

Revision as of 17:01, 27 January 2007

MCA=Micro Channel Architecture.
Developed by IBM in 1987. It was meant to replace ISA, but didn't become very popular since it was proprietary.

The bus is running at 10 MHz bus speed, 16 or 32 bits wide data bus, microprocessor independant and asynchronous. The MCA bus was available on IBM's PS/2 series computers.

Slot/card types

16-bit standard MCA slot:

               01               45   48  58 --Side A
              +--------------------+-------+  (component)
REAR          | ================== | ===== |              FRONT 
              +--------------------+-------+  (soldering)
               01               45   48  58 --Side B

16-bit MCA slot with AVE "8514/A Slot":

       V10 V1  01               45   48  58
      +-------+--------------------+-------+
      | ===== | ================== | ===== | FRONT
      +-------+--------------------+-------+
               01               45   48  58

32-bit MCA slot:

               01               45   48            89 
              +--------------------+-----------------+
REAR          | ================== | =============== | FRONT
              +--------------------+-----------------+
               01               45   48            89

32-bit MCA slot with MME "Memory Card Slot":

             MM 1               45   48            89 
           +-----------------------+-----------------+
           | ===================== | =============== | FRONT
           +-----------------------+-----------------+
             MM 1               45   48            89

32-bit MCA slot with MME and BVE "Video Slot"

    V10 V1    MM 1               45   48            89 
   +-------+-----------------------+-----------------+
   | ===== | ===================== | =============== | FRONT
   +-------+-----------------------+-----------------+
              MM 1               45   48            89

All views are from the top looking down to the slot and are not exactly in scale.

The 'component' and 'soldering' referres to an installed Adapter-Card.

AVE = Auxiliary Video Extension
BVE = Base Video Extension
MME = Matched Memory Extension

See also

Sources